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Simple Machines Unit
Objectives Linked to Standards:
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identify the six simple machines and explain how they make work easier
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explain that work is a push or pull "force" that results in an object moving
a distance
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describe how friction causes objects to stop or slow down
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identify the simple machines that are in compound machines
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identify simple and compound machines in everyday life
Support:
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Course of Study binder
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Delta Kit - Simple Machines
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Red Simple Machines Teachers Edition in 3 ring binder
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Butterflies Unit
Objectives Linked to Standards:
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identify animals as insects by their physical properties
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sequence and describe the life cycle of a butterfly or moth
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compare and contrast the different states in the metamorphic process
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explain how living things adapt to their environment
Support:
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ESP Kit - Butterflies
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Butterflies Teachers Edition (1 per teacher)
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REEP Notebook
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Sun, Moon, and Planets Unit
Objectives Linked to Standards:
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describe the rotation and revolution of the earth
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describe the moon and how it rotates on its axis and revolves around the
earth
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describe the phases of the moon
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describe the sun and explain how the sun affects the earth
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describe the planets and identify their positions in the solar system
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explain that astronauts explored the surface of the moon
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describe how spacecraft have provided information about Mars, Venus, and
the other planets
Support:
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Third Grade course of study
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Observatory/Solar System Modular Set (30 student editions, 1 TE, and supplemental
booklet)
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Observatory/Solar System Activity kit
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